Tomashi Jackson is a multidisciplinary artist known for placing formal and material investigations in dialogue with recent histories of displacement and disenfranchisement. Jackson will present new work that may include collage, painting, and installation, drawing from historical research of the area and conversations with members of diverse communities of Long Island’s East End about current socio-economic tensions. An illustrated publication will document Jackson’s process and installation through interviews, essays, drawings, and images.
Telling Stories and Platform: Tomashi Jackson
Tomashi Jackson, "Avocado Seed Soup (Davis, et. al. v County School Board of Prince Edward County)(Brown, et. al. v Board of Education of Topeka)(Sweatt v Painter)," 2016.
Mixed media on gauze, canvas, rawhide and wood.
111 x 168 x 32 3/4 inches
Tomashi Jackson, "States' Rights (Brown et al. vs The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas)(Limited Value Exercise))," 2017. Mixed media on gauze. 89 x 91 x 45 inches
Tomashi Jackson, "Make Two Black Property Owners Look Like One (Limited Value Exercise) (Mr. Lyons & Mr. Dorce)," 2019. Silkscreen on paper, 24 x 35 3/4 inches (61 x 90.8 cm)
Tomashi Jackson
Tomashi Jackson
Tomashi Jackson
Tomashi Jackson, "Tree of Life"
Tomashi Jackson (American, born 1980) Interstate Love Song: Stock the River With Piranha I;
Tomashi Jackson with Derek Witherspoon. Chattahoochie River, Georgia, 2017. Projection on façade of Parrish Art Museum. Image: Courtesy Parrish Art Museum
Tomashi Jackson (American, born 1980) Interstate Love Song: Stock the River With Piranha I;
Tomashi Jackson with Derek Witherspoon. Chattahoochie River, Georgia, 2017. Projection on façade of Parrish Art Museum. Image: Courtesy Parrish Art Museum
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